What does QNS on a lab report mean?
A. Enough blood was sent to the lab.
B. These are the initials of the technician who ran the test.
C. The specimen that was sent to perform the test was not large enough.
D. This confirms that quality assurance standards have been met.
E. The specimen was contaminated and therefore unusable.
C. The specimen that was sent to perform the test was not large enough.
The acronym QNS means "quantity not sufficient." There was not enough of a specimen sample to perform the test.
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